I think that if in your heart, you are seeking out a real puzzle, and you're not looking to frighten anybody, you're not looking to upset anybody, and you're looking to discuss a subject that you yourself went through when you were nine - you just don't remember the difficulties of one's own childhood.

Knowledge is the driving force that puts creative passion to work.

I became a set designer for opera.

Truthfullness to life-both fantasy life and factual life-is the basis of all great art.

When you hide another story in a story, that’s the story I am telling the children.

That's what art is. You don't make up stories. You live your life.

I hate those e-books. They can not be the future... they may well be... I will be dead.